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One Person's Weekly Food Allowance

4oz (113g) lard or butter 12oz (340g)sugar 4oz (113g) bacon 2 eggs 6oz (170g)meat 2oz (57g) tea

Clothes Rationing Everyone was given a book of 66

coupons to use to buy new clothes for one year.

This was cut to 48 in 1942 and 36 in 1943. Each item of clothing cost a certain number of coupons. 

Item: Raincoat Men= 16 coupons Women= 15 Children= 11